CHAPTER 14
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Previously
"Yeah, we are going for a picnic with the whole group."- He said sitting up on the bed.
"Oh and at what time we are leaving?"-I asked.
"Around eleven."- He replied and I groaned.
"We have lots of time."- I said and lie down on the bed and pulling the comforter over me. Dimitri chuckled but he left the bed. Now I can sleep for at least an hour without any disturbance and alone in my bed.
Presently
I got ready and went downstairs. I was wearing black skinny jeggings, white tank top and black jacket above it and paired it with black flats. I wore minimal makeup, just eyeliner, mascara and nude peach lipstick.
"Finally you are here."- Vika said when I reach downstairs and pulled me outside the house where the car is waiting.
"Vika, slow down. I know you are in hurry to meet Ivan."- I replied with a chuckle.
"I don't want to get late."- She said blushing.
"We are not going to be late and you are forgetting Dimitri is still not here."- I replied crossing my arms.
"Oh there he is and both of you match."- She said and slid into the backseat of the car. I turned around and saw Dimitri is coming out of the house with a basket in his hand and we do match. He was wearing black jeans and white t-shirt and black jacket and black tennis shoes looking very yummy. He was wearing his hairs down and they are so shiny, I want to run my hands through them. He put the basket in the trunk and walks towards the driving side of the car.
"You are driving?"- I asked him, my eyebrows lowered.
"Yes."- He simply said.
"But I never saw you driving."- I replied it is more of a question than a statement.
"Yeah but that doesn't mean I can't drive."- He said and slid inside. I stand there for few moments when Dimitri said- "Are you coming? And don't worry you are safe with me." I didn't reply just slid beside him.
Dimitri is a good driver, he drives fast but smoothly. I thought a guy like him (I mean Rules King) can drive fast and did I mention he was looking so sexy driving the car, one hand on steering wheel and other on gearshift, how can a person look sexy driving a car is beyond me but he is looking so sexy, maybe I am just going crazy. I was looking out the window when the car filled with the music. And I looked at Vika through mirror and she gestured towards Dimitri, when I turn towards him he has a soft smile on his lips and guess the song he played 'love me like you do' by Ellie Goulding. He turned towards me, smiled at me and then turned back towards the road. As the song proceeds my heart starts beating faster. He played more of love songs after songs, when we reach the park, I jumped out of the car before it fully stops, and I can't handle more of these songs. If I stayed few more minutes in the car with Dimitri and all those songs, I am going to have a heart attack because my heart rate is so high.
Vika was right behind me, everybody was already there. When Lissa saw us she runs toward us and hugged us.
"Can't breathe."- I said with a choking sound.
"I missed you guys."- She said. "We missed you will be more appropriate."- Avery said and we all do the group hug thing. From my peripheral vision, I saw Dimitri shaking hand with his friends and giving man hug to them.
"Hey, little Rose how are you?"- Adrian said coming towards me with open arms, I pushed Sydney in front of me so instead of hugging me he hugs her.
"She was fine then she saw you."- Dimitri replied for me.
"I didn't ask you Belikov I asked Rose and-"- Adrian started but I cut him off.
"But Dimitri is right. I was fine before I saw you."- I said and stand beside Dimitri.
"Don't say that little R, it hurts, it hurts."- Adrian said dramatically and put his hand on his chest.
"Stop being a drama queen Adrian."- Sydney said shaking her head.
"Are you jealous baby?"- Adrian said to Sydney wiggling his eyebrows and Sydney just rolled her eyes and left to stand with other girls. When I turn around I saw that there is a blanket on the grass, big enough for all of us to sit down and the baskets were there which I guess everyone brings with them.
"So what's the plan?"- I said putting my hands on my waist.
"Nothing much. We play games, eat or maybe go for a horse riding."- Dimitri said looking down at me.
"Horse riding? Do you know horse riding?"- I asked him.
"I am doing horse riding from when I was eight."- He replied.
"Wow."- I said.
"You know you guys can join us whenever you are done with your private party, no hurry though."- Christian yelled from behind Dimitri where everyone is sitting on the blanket and everyone chuckled. Dimitri just shakes his head and led me to them, holding my hand and interlacing our fingers. We both sit down on the blanket.
"We are thinking about playing cards."- Ivan said, Vika was sitting beside him even everyone was sitting beside their partner.
"Which game?"- I asked.
"We are thinking about playing blackjack or bluff."- Andre said. "But we have to pair up because girls don't know how to play either of the games."
"I think we should play the bluff because I know how to play."- I said. Ivan started explaining the game to girls but they look like he is explaining the rocket science to them.
"Ivan, May I? Girls, it's not rocket science it is so simple. You have to remove all your cards you have and the person who is first to remove all of their cards is a winner. And you can lie in this game like if someone throws a card you don't have you can throw any card by saying that the card you threw is same and you can throw two cards saying one card but if you get caught all the cards on the table is yours. If someone asks show then you have to show the card you threw and if you get caught in that then all the cards on the table directly go to you. So basically you have to lie without being getting caught and get rid of all your cards."- I explained to them and they all nodded their head.
"You are good at explaining, little R."- Adrian clapped his hands.
"I was a teacher in elementary school and I very well know how to teach manners and you are not much older than an elementary kid."- Everyone burst out in laughter at what I said to him.
After few hands of cards and eating sandwiches, we decide for volleyball match of Girls Vs Boys because everyone knows how to play volleyball.
"Girls, we are not losing this match and show them that they have more strength than us but that doesn't mean that they are going to defeat us. Now listen what we have to do."- We created a circle and planned what we are going to do.
"Are you girls ready for losing?"- Christian said to us.
"We will see who get their ass handed to them."- I crossed my arms and stuck my tongue out.
"Roza."- Dimitri warned. We all changed into shorts and a t-shirt. "Team which is able to score seven points first against other team is the winner."
"Okay, no problem."- We said and took our positions.
The match started and we blocked as many hits as possible but we are at score one and they are three points ahead.
"Girls Plan A is not working, time for Plan B."- We nodded to each other. I know that from the start that Plan A is going to get fail at some point because it means to play with rules and creating not any disturbance but we are not ready to lose so Plan B has to put in action.
Sydney smack the ball and Christian were going to hit it when Lissa yelled his name and he missed the ball and the ball fall into their court and I muttered yes under my breath.
"What happened?"- Christian said frantically looking for the problem which causes Lissa to yell his name.
"Nothing, I was just cheering for you."- Lissa showed his innocent face and we all girls are biting our lips to stop us from laughing.
"Thanks, babe but I just missed the ball so don't do that again."- Christian said rubbing the back of his head.
"I am sorry but I won't do it again."- Lissa said, showing she is guilty of her action. Guilty my ass.
I just do the cut shot and we earned one more point and we were covering well and our cross-court attacks were good too. Their team and our team our defending, dinking, double blocking doing everything to prevent the other team from gaining a point and suddenly Adrian dropped the ball.
"Dude."- They scold him.
"Sorry, I was just-"- he trailed off.
I looked at Sydney and she winked, I got that she must have winked at him which is the reason for his distraction because that girl does not wink. The Game continued and they gain one more point and our score got equal. We gain two more points through Ivan and Andre distraction but I didn't ask the girls how they got distracted but the problem is they gained two points too and only one more point needed to win. We took a break for water.
"Guys one more point and we will win."- I said.
"One more point and they will win too."- Avery said. "We are all tired and I don't think we are going to last long." We agreed with what she said because we really are all tired and one mistake will make us looser.
"Time for Plan C."- I said.
"But there was no Plan C."- Vika said.
"There is now. All you have to do is do the defense and don't let the ball reach to me, I will handle the rest. Okay?"- I said and they all nodded their confirmation.
We got back and the girls were doing the fine job but we are not going to last long. Avery just smacked the ball and Dimitri is about to hit it back and I know that this hit will make us looser and I don't want to lose, so I pulled the t-shirt to my forehead pretending to clean the sweat which shows my flat stomach and boom, Dimitri missed the ball and not even Dimitri was distracted but every other guy was stopped what they were doing and that was the Plan C and we won.
"Yeah."- We all yelled and do the group hug thing and jumping from excitement.
"Congratulations on your win."- Dimitri said to us.
"Thanks."- We all replied.
"C'mon you guys should change it's time to go home."- Dimitri said.
We all went to change our clothes. They booked a room in the hotel in front of the park to change clothes. After we change the clothes, guys went to change.
"Do you guys notice a change in Dimitri's behavior? What you have done to him, Rose?"- Lissa asked.
"Yeah, he seems different. And he didn't scold her for raising her t-shirt in front of everyone."- Avery said.
"There is definitely change in his behaviour. If I have done that a month ago he must have made me wear dresses which I can't pull to my forehead to wipe the sweat. And you won't believe that Dimitri was teasing Rose because she was ogling at him."-Vika said and everyone's jaw dropped.
"Hey, I wasn't ogling."- I protested.
"That wasn't the point Rose. The point is Dimitri never teases anybody, yeah he joke around but teasing never."- Sydney said.
"How do you guys know?"- I said scowling that how can they know that he tease or not, did he has a girlfriend before me who told them.
"Don't be jealous."- Avery said. Am I really jealous? "We know that because he never teases anyone not, even his friends."
"Never?"- I asked.
"Never."- They replied simultaneously.
"And one more thing I was knocking their door for fifteen minutes before they open the door in the morning and when Rose opened the door she was grumpy like she didn't sleep last night."- Vika said and everybody oohed.
"Stop it guys and Vika I am always grumpy in the morning and have you notice the time you woke us up."- I said defending myself and it's not like anything happened between us except that kiss but they don't need to know.
"Us. Ohh."- Everyone said.
"Yes us because there are two people live in that room and your banging wake both of us and nothing happened. So drop it."- I said loudly.
"What needs to drop?"- Dimitri said coming from behind.
"Nothing. Just that Ivan is dropping me home."- Vika said immediately changing the subject.
"Okay. Let's go everyone is waiting near the parking." He said and we were crossing the road and I saw a car coming directly towards us. All the girls were behind us. I pushed Dimitri aside before the car hit him and I got hit on my left side and fell on the road, I closed my eyes before I fell. I heard Dimitri yelling my name.
When I open my eyes everybody was around me and Dimitri was kneeling behind me and Andre was saying that the driver ran away.
"Rose, are you okay?"- Dimitri looked like someone just shot me.
"I am fine."- I was standing up but wined and fell.
"I am taking her to hospital."- Dimitri picked me up and walked towards the car. When we reach the hospital he carried me to the emergency room. The Doctor checked me up and told that I have some bruises on my ribs and I had sprained my ankle. He wrapped my ribs and wrote some painkillers and gel for my ribs and ankle and told me to take it easy for few days. Everybody was waiting for us in the waiting area.
"What are you guys doing here? You should have gone home."- I said to them.
"Have you gone crazy, you are hurt and you are telling us to go home?"- Lissa yelled at me. "How can we go home knowing you are hurt."
"Okay, okay, I got it. No need to yell."- I replied chuckling.
"What doctor had said?"- Vika asked.
"She has bruised ribs and sprained the ankle. He wrote some painkillers and gel and told her to take easy."- Dimitri replied and I was still in Dimitri's arms.
After everybody told me to take care of myself, Dimitri took me home and when we reached home Vika already told Olena what happen and Olena and Karolina was pacing in front of the gate waiting for us. When she saw our car stopped she ran towards us.
"Rose are you okay? Is her ribs are more bruised. Do you get an x-ray of her ankle?"- She asked question after question when Dimitri was carrying me towards the house.
"I am fine Olena. Don't worry."- I said.
"How can you say that Rose, you almost run over by car."- Karolina said. I looked at Dimitri for help.
"Mom, Karo, she is fine. And her ankle is not broken just sprained and yes doctor had done the x-ray of her ankle and told her to take it easy for few days."- He explained to them.
"You scared us, Rose."- I saw Olena eyes were glassy. "Dimitri you take her to the room and I will bring her something to eat before she takes her medicine."
Dimitri put me to bed and draws a bath for me and wrapped my ribs in some polythene so that bandages don't get wet. After taking bath I wrapped myself in fluffy towels and Dimitri carried me to bed. I was naked beneath the towel and Dimitri carrying me doesn't help. He brought my clothes from the closet and told me to change and he went to take a shower. I changed into sweats and baggy top Dimitri brought me. Olena brought light Dinner for me and make me finish half of it when I said I don't want to eat.
"You shouldn't have done that."- Dimitri said handing me my pills and glass of water and started rubbing the gel on my ankle.
"What I shouldn't have done?"- I asked him raising my eyebrows.
"You shouldn't have pushed me away."- He still doesn't look at me.
"And let you get injured."- I said.
"But now you get injured. It will be better if I get injured rather than you getting hurt."- He said looking at me.
"If I didn't push you away you will get hurt badly because the car will not hurt you at your side it will hit you directly in the middle and we were going to be in the hospital now instead of home and I am not that much hurt and I will be fine in a week. Don't you dare to argue because if that happens again I am going to do it again so shut up and massage my ankle it feels good."- I said and closed my eyes. After few minutes I feel med working and I drift into sleep.
Dimitri took few days off and takes care of me. He carries me around and not letting me put my foot on the floor, prepare my bath and massage my ankle. And not just Dimitri everybody took care of me like Olena bring my favorite food daily, Vika hangout with me in my room so I do not get bored even Sonya visited me to ask me how I am feeling. Yeva came to see me but said something in Russian to me which I don't understand. The whole week passed this way and I was feeling better, my ribs were less hurting and my ankle was healed completely and on the fourth day Dimitri went to his work after so much convincing but on the third night something happened.
Flashback
"Rose you need to sign these papers."- Dimitri said entering the room.
"What are these papers?"- I replied confused.
"These are papers showing that I have transferred some of my shares on your name."- He replied.
"What? Have you gone crazy? Dimitri if you are doing that because I pushed you away from the car than you think very low of me and making me regret my decision and I think instead of pushing you away from the car I should push you in front of it."- I yelled at him. And my yelling doesn't affect him and he dares to laugh at me. What the hell he thinks of himself that he can compensate me for saving his life. Asshole.
"Roza, Roza, what I will do with you." He chuckled. "I didn't do that because of that accident. I did that because I was planning on doing that from past few weeks and you can check the date of the documents, the date is of last week when that accident didn't even happen and for your information, everyone in this family has some share on their names."
I checked the date and he was right, the documents were dated of last week.
"Why are you even doing that, you already have given me bakery you don't need to do this."- I said gesturing towards the papers.
"Roza consider bakery as your wedding gift and I already told you everybody in this family has their own shares then why not you."- He said.
"You trust me enough that you are giving me shares of your company?"- I asked him.
"Of course I trust you, Rose, you are my wife."- He said sitting on the bed right in front of me.
"But it is a big deal Dimitri and we have known each other for just a month."- I said.
"Roza, I know that I can trust you with my family, my things and I already told you things that belongs to me is also belongs to you. A marriage doesn't mean that you are going to stand by my side and be a perfect trophy wife; it means we are together in this life to share good and bad time, to trust each other. I know the circumstances in which we got married weren't good and we have both different thinking, I know we argue a lot and you stand up against me when you think I am doing something wrong even it was wrong only according to you but you stand up against me for what you believe in and you know what that means, that means that you say to me what is going in your heart, you don't keep things inside and pretend you are okay with everything I do. You show what you are feeling inside and the best thing about that is people who possess that quality are pure because they don't pretend just to please you. You are pure and beautiful Roza from inside and out. And I know we are going to work out with time and we are going to fall in love with each other and stay with each other side by side until the end of time."- He said all the things cupping my face in his hands.
I know I already consider Dimitri's family as mine, Vika and Karolina are like sisters I never had. Yeva knows everything but she is still helping me going against her family. Olena is like my mother, I know I didn't get much of a chance to know my parents but from the day I am here Olena always treated me as her own she even stands for me against her own daughter Sonya and Dimitri too when he left me at the party alone. I know I have my own family they love me, they know me all of my life but this family knows me from last month only and they welcomed me in their family without doubting what I said to them is true or not. This family accepted me and what I am doing with them, cheating them, what will happen when they know why I am here. I am going to break their hearts. They will hate me but maybe I can return the love they have given to me till I am here. I didn't know there is tear in my eyes until it slipped from my eyes and Dimitri wiped it away.
Dimitri also believe me whatever lies I fed to him, maybe I don't trust him but he trusts me. He asked me to give this relationship a chance when he shows me the papers of the bakery, I know he is a good guy and if we met in different circumstances I definitely give him a chance. I can't afford to fall in love with him but I can be his friend and be good with him for the remaining time I left with him. I know he took our bakery from us but maybe Stan feeds him lies too, the way he lie to us. I have to find out that too.
"Don't cry Roza, I don't like it a bit. I like my firecracker, Roza."- He said and I chuckled. He bends down to kiss me and I let him even I reverted his kiss with the same passion. After a minute we pulled apart and look at each other for few seconds.
"You should sleep now, Roza."- He said rubbing his hand on my jaw than at my lower lip and kissed my forehead. I signed the papers and went to sleep. And I know things are going to change from tomorrow.
Author's Note: So that's it for now.
Terminology used from the Volleyball-
Cover: Refers to the hitter having his/her teammates ready to retrieve rebounds from the opposing blockers.
Cross-court attack: An attack directed diagonally from the point of attack. Also called an angle hit.
Cut shot: A spike from the hitter's strong side that travels at a sharp angle across the net
Defense: One of the 6 basic skills. The key skills used to receive the opponent's attack are digging and sprawling. The dig resembles a forearm pass from a low ready position and is used more for balls that are hit near the defender. The sprawl is a result of an attempted dig for a ball hit farther away from the defender. It resembles a dive.
Dink: A one-handed, soft hit into the opponent's court using the fingertips. Also called a tip.
Double block: Two players working in unison to intercept a ball at the net.